The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-06

MEMPHIS DAILY
carried st one time from this place for
the Eastern seaboard Ave full trains Of
cars loaded with more than 5000 bales
OF this cotton, and even then We need
ed more transportation.
Therefore, on behalf of the COM
merce OF Memphis and adjacent terri
tory, We respectfully petition your
honorable body to grant a permanent
order suspsnding the long and short
haul clause OF the statute, IS to the
several railway lines entering our city,
and for general relief.
IT. 1t; f PaFqEkf sgSsIrnan'
Il. NJ. NORFLRET.
W. W. 6CH00LFIELD,
yNo. W. DILLARD,
NAPOLEON HILL,
w. J. CRAWFORD,
yH0. X. SPEED,
y. N. ESTES,
JN0. W. COCHRAN,
Joint Comuittse.
EXHIBITS ATTACHED.
Exhibit A.-Gives a comparative
statement OF cotton received at Mem
phis, with value OF same for past
years, and from which the following is
taken: Total receipts OF cotton at
Mempis for the year 1856, 545, 500
bales; value s23 $3.50 Receipts OF
cotton at Memphis to April 30th, for
for the year 1885 1887, 653.0l3 bales;
value 500. 1886, 585.
Exhibit B.-Givee the annual cotton
statement for Memphis. Total re-
celpts IS8485, 430,l27; shipments,
432, $50. Total ereceipts 1886,
545, sos shipments, 542, 480.
Exhibit C-Gives the cotton re.
ceipts and shipments for eight months,
ending April 30, 1885. SO. Since Sep
TENDER LIST receipts 528, 749 bales ship.
ments, ass, 6o8 bales; lSS6-S7 receipts,
652,l 9l bales; shipments, 623,007
bales.
Exhibit D.-Glves the annual state
ment of receipts at and shipments
from Memphis OF leading articles for
1885 and value OF same. Total value
of receipts, $23,720.705 81; total value
Of shipments, $23, 940634 SO.
ON THE WITNESS STAND.
When Gen. Patterson concluded
reading he took the stand and testified
as follows. That competitive rates to
the East have built up the Memphis
cotton market, and that any advance
in through rates would affect the cot
ton trade dissstrously, diverting cot
ton elsewhere, that river rates would
be advanced materially IL the roads
were forced to charge more. The
largest river carrier has done so. That
Liverpool, Bremen and Russian buy
ers have representatives here to pur-
chase cotton.
At the conclusion OF Gen. Patter-
sons remarks Mr.. Morrison asked Mr..
Stahlman II he charged more for cot
ton from points east OF Memphis than
from Memphis. He admitted that he
did, and explained the reason for such
discrimination by saying that at Mem.
phis the cotton was compressed and
loaded in the cars by the compress
company without trouble to the rail-
ways, while at way points 1t came in
small lots, uncompreesed, and caused
q world OF trouble. Hence the lower
rates from Memphis. In answer to
Commissioner Schoonmaker, Gen. Pat
terson testified that the population OF
Memphis was about 10000. In answer
to Com missioner Bragg witness testi-
fed that there was sharp competition
between river and rail in bringing cot
ton to Memphis; that the boats
brought about one-fourth OF all. Com
missioner Bragg's attention was d.
rected to the fact that the petition fled
contained tables giving the desired
data.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Messrs. w. W. School6eld, P. Nc
Intyre and j. L. Wexford all testified
that the enforcement OF section 4
would affect their business disastrous.
ly. Mr.. J. A. Goodwin, OF B. Lowen-
stein & Bros, testified that his house
did business OF $3,000,0J a year, and
that the enforcement of section 4
would increase the expenses Of the
business l per cent.
HARLOW DOW.
Have been living in Memphis thir-
ty-one years as an active merchant
an independent dealer in coal oil; not
connected with Standard Oil Com
pany. The effect OF the interstate
commerce law will not be- disastrous,
but will affect my business materially,
and to my disadvantage. Was pre-
pared to offer documents, proving that
while he has been forced to pay first
class freight on coal oil to points on
the Louisville and Nashville and
Chesapeake and Ohio roads, the Stan.
dard Oil Company only paid fourth
class rates.
A. H. MOSES.
Resided at Sheffield, Ala; is vice
president Of the Sheffield Iron. and
Coal Company OF that town. Am APP
pearing here today representing the
City Council OF my town. Our people
are satisfied that the suspension oil
the fourth clause will be beneficial TO
Sheffield. Mr.. Moses presented q
memorial drawn up by committee,
OF which he was member.
JOHN N. ATHKRToN
Resided at Louisville, was a manufact.
urer, and represented certain petition
ere, whose petition he presented, and
asking the suspension Of the fourth
section of the bill. Chairman Cooley
stated that the commission had no
power TO suspend the clause; they
were merely to receive the views o.
the public as to the bill. Mr.. Ather.
ton continued: Il am a large con
sumer OF grain, and this year OF about
100000 bushels; ship to points
South and also to Northern points
The rates to farther points are lowel
than to local points" Mr.. Anterior